How many years does a full-time bachelor's degree typically take in the United States?
AnswerFour
Most US bachelor's programs are designed to take four years full time.
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7 fact-checked facts about education, schools and the history of learning, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
What does GPA stand for?
AnswerGrade Point Average
GPA averages a student's grades on a numeric scale.
Going deeper
Who founded the first kindergarten?
AnswerFriedrich Fröbel
Fröbel opened the first kindergarten in Germany in 1837 and coined the name.
In what year was Harvard, the oldest university in the US, founded?
Answer1636
Harvard was established in 1636 in Massachusetts.
The Montessori method was developed in which country?
AnswerItaly
Italian physician Maria Montessori opened her first school in Rome in 1907.
Expert level
The word 'school' comes from a Greek word, schole, that originally meant what?
AnswerLeisure
Schole meant leisure, the free time used for discussion and learning.
Which institution in Fez, Morocco, founded in 859, is often cited as the oldest continuously operating university?
AnswerUniversity of al-Qarawiyyin
Guinness World Records lists al-Qarawiyyin as the oldest existing degree-granting university.
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